Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Thus, there is a clear causal connection between the emissions attributable to the Willow project, sea ice loss, and adverse effects on species. It can therefore be argued that the effect on those species from GHG emissions is “reasonably certain to occur” even if the effect is relatively small or unquantifiable.

Fossil Fuels 64

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 2008 64

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards rule back to EPA after finding that EPA failed to comply with requirements of the Endangered Species Act.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Circle of Blue

JUNE 1, 2022

The federal agencies responsible for more than 200 hatchery programs — including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. The upper Columbia River spring Chinook and Snake River sockeye populations are listed as endangered under the 1973 Endangered Species Act.

Ocean 264

Ocean 2014 2018 Government 264

Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2023

BLM’s decision to exclude GHG emissions from its ESA jeopardy analysis can be traced back to a 2008 legal opinion for the Department of Interior (DOI) which declared that it is impossible to establish a causal connection between project-level emissions and harm to specific species and their habitats.

Climate Change 58

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Sea Level 2008 58

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40